What is happening in Rayale located in Panauti Municipality - 1 of Kavre has not only caught the attention of many people, the entire Rayale has also become divided on this issue. The event starts from 25 July. After the death of local 91-year-old Hariprasad Sapkota, his 5 daughters tried to attend their father's last rites and funerals themselves.

While within the family, following the old tradition, some of Hariprasad's brothers were being talked about moving to Kazkiria . But all the five daughters consulted and made a decision about giving candles and doing the rest of the Kazkiria work themselves.  

Bimala Sapkota, daughter of the deceased, said that many people did not consider their decision easy at first. She said, 'Many people were of the opinion that married daughters should not do this job.' But they were adamant about their words . Bimala said that they are adamant that sons and daughters can and can perform the last rites of their father.

She told, 'We didn't get support from brothers, relatives and community leaders because we did things differently than the relatives and people of the society. They left before the last rites were completed.' According to Bimala, in the beginning, they were also told about social exclusion from their brothers. Although the elder sister Suntali and Maili Kamala did not participate in the kiriya due to health reasons, the remaining three daughters continued the kiriya karma . She said, 'Society has raised many questions on us, but we have not lost courage. According to father's wishes, we have done the work of Kaj-Kiriya since last rites.' 

Hariprasad, who closely observes politics and social change, was equally active in political activities. The effect of the same was on his daughters. Therefore, all the five daughters were politically aware and were also involved in various social campaigns. Saily's daughter Bimala Sapkota is the Deputy Head of Banepa Municipality. She is also the District President of All Nepal Women's Association, Kavre. Kylie's daughter Nirmala Sapkota is a teacher by profession and is also the treasurer of Kavre Intellectual Council. Younger daughter Radhika Sapkota is UML Dhading district secretary and president of Dhading Hospital Management Committee. Bimalal said that since she has been learning about political and social changes from her father, she is also fighting with the society in the last rites and kaj kiriya. Not told,  Expressing dissatisfaction with the work we have done, some of them even warned that they will be boycotted if their daughters do kiriya. Due to which some close relatives and villagers were afraid to participate in this work.' 

Kylie's daughter Nirmala said that she was active in the campaign of social change as her father saw. He said his family  She shared her experience of conducting events from marriages to funerals in a public and democratic manner and always facing opposition and pressure from some groups. She said that she was able to continue the change campaign due to the firm support of her family, husband, close relatives and the young generation. 

Radhika, the youngest daughter of the deceased, had a three-decade-old incident in her mind. According to Radhika, when she tried to stay in Kiriya during her mother's death, the incident of being stopped by the society always remained a bitter memory in her mind. She said that the step taken by them now is a cultural movement against inequality, injustice and discrimination rather than personal sentiments. Saying, 'We want to convey the message that the daughters of the next generation should also have the right to do their parents' work independently.' Radhika said that the fight for cultural change is more difficult than the political movement. She said, 'Because it has to break the deeply rooted thoughts and traditions.'

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The effect of the fact that the daughters were leading in Hariprasad's cremation is not limited to this. For the last two decades, Hariprasad's family used to have the same Pandit in all religious and other rituals,  Madhusudhan Adhikari . He also participated in the last rites of Hariprasad. But when the society began to be divided on the issue of the residence of the daughters, he decided not to participate in the rest of the work . He claimed that he did not come under pressure but took such a decision based on his own will and discretion. 

Pandit Dinabandhu Pokharel believes that the development of the culture of doing kazkiriya even by daughters today is a positive change in line with Vedic views. He  Stating that there is no difference between married or unmarried daughters from the classical point of view, both of them can play an equal role in the funeral of their parents.  "However, the social structure has made it a practice not to limit married daughters to kiriyakarma," he said, "which is based only on the change of gotra and social norms, not on the classical point of view. The idea is added here that since the birth parents have only one daughter in their blood, it is an equal right to make the daughter participate in Kazkiriya.' Stating that participation is an indicator of positive cultural change that is increasing in the society, such practice  He expressed his belief that it will help promote gender equality and social justice. He said, "Since the Vedic period, there was no discrimination between children and women were also worshiped and respected." But the social structure that developed over time in the society promoted the idea that only the son should do Kazkiriya, which is not a classical view. According to